The Progressive Conservatives win a majority in the June election with the lowest voter turnout in the province’s history.
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association goes on strike. The strike lasts for two weeks, and a three-year deal is ratified soon thereafter.
Average Ontario university undergraduate tuition fees: $8,325 (in 2023 dollars).
Average Ontario university undergraduate tuition fees for international students: $45,848 (in 2023 dollars).
Following a coordinated Charter challenge by a coalition of over 40 unions, including OCUFA and led by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice finds that Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act (formerly Bill 124) violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
OCUFA’s Board of Directors adopts a four-year strategic priorities plan that aligns with the provincial election cycle. The plan’s goal is to help OCUFA be more effective, action-oriented, and impactful and integrate and infuse equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenization throughout the organization.
OCUFA holds its first Awards of Distinction event for all award recipients in October. The event celebrates the achievements of all recipients in various award categories together.